So, foreign countries are sending us spent nuclear fuel....

[The Straight Story]

Foreign Research Reactor
Spent Nuclear Fuel
Acceptance Program
Chuck Messick
Program Manager, DOE-SR FRR SNF Acceptance Program
US Department of Energy
Savannah River Operations Office
January 21, 2004

Program Origin
• In the 1950’s, the United States started the Atoms for
Peace Program
• As part of the program, the US provided enriched
uranium to 41 countries in exchange for agreement not to
develop bomb-making technologies
• Spent fuel shipment to US was part of Atoms for Peace
program vision.
• Other return programs were previously used up to the
early 90’s

• In May 1996, the US Department of Energy, in consultation with the US
Department of State, initiated a program under which eligible spent
nuclear fuel from research reactors containing US - enriched uranium
could be shipped to the US for management and disposition.
• This program supports US nonproliferation objectives in that reactor
operators still using HEU must commit to convert in order to
participate in the program.
• Reactor operators that plan to shut down by May 2006 may also
participate.
• Reactor operators who have already converted to LEU fuel or who
operate on LEU fuel may also ship their eligible fuel to the US under
this program.

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